tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645316839408259043.post7822046954717544222..comments2023-06-13T10:25:15.070-04:00Comments on Mixed Nuts: Blindness awareness month and FinleyPletcherFamilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01045190951686129822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645316839408259043.post-6699805674776946392012-10-11T00:52:33.231-04:002012-10-11T00:52:33.231-04:00By: Shayla K. McCartney
October 10TH. 2012
P.S.
...By: Shayla K. McCartney<br />October 10TH. 2012<br /><br />P.S. <br /> In the winter of 1989,I was the 1st. premature baby in the state of Alaska to have experamintal chryotherapy done on my retina's to stop the potentially blinding eye disease called Retinopathy Of Prematurity! Sadly, the surgery isn't working very good and more preemies are becoming blind.<br /> My eye doctor was Dr. Robert W. Arnold, who's the top pediatric eye sergeon, who specializes in the cure of ROP,Stabismus, and Amblyopia , in the state!<br /> Today I see 20/40 without perscription eye glasses and 20/20 with them. I am so glad I am not living in the dark today. I call Dr. Arnold my sight saving hero!<br /> I have written a book about my ROP called Shayla`My Story, hich should be on his website soon. I f your family would like to know more about Dr. Arnold and Me (as soon as my book gets put online,) please feel free to visit: (www.ABCD-vision.org,) or (Alaska's Opthalmic Associates Website) on the computer. I will pray for Finley and your family too! Shayla M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645316839408259043.post-75182634264570350092012-10-11T00:35:48.516-04:002012-10-11T00:35:48.516-04:00October 10TH 2012
8:00 P.M. Alaska Time.
From: S...<br /> October 10TH 2012<br /> 8:00 P.M. Alaska Time.<br /> From: Shayla K. McCartney<br /><br />Dear Pletcher Family,<br /> My name is Shayla and I have been reading your family's blog for about 2 years and your Daughter's Story is so touching. I pray to Jesus that one day LCA will be cured and Finley's vision will not deterirate any further. <br /> I have to say, this recent post left my heart sadend, greatly. I wasn't really aware of the extent of Finley's vision issues, until I read what you wrote. <br /> I am so happy about, groups like your's and Finley's to raise much, much, much attention and great awareness of diseases of the eye, that can rob these precious children of their most precious gift....sight. All I can truely say to parents, siblings, and children affected with vision losses, is that I truely beleive there is someone (upstairs) that allows situations to help make people who they are, for His greater ''purposes.'' He makes people be in our lives to test us, to see how, or if we will accept the challenges.<br /> Otherwise, there must be a good reason I have found your blog and am telling you that there's always hope, (which I know you most definatlly realize to the greatest level for your Daughter's cure.) <br />I don't want to be pushy or nosey, I just want to let you know, even though I don't know you personally, I will think about your Family and keep praying for a miracle! God Bles You All!!<br /> Shayla<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com